1. DEBUGGING
WORDPRESS
By: Tom Carney
Philly ‘burbs Wordpress Meetup

2. ABOUT ME
Web Developer/Designer
Work at 20/10 Solutions in West Chester, PA
Have been working with WordPress for over 5
years
Enjoy speaking on various WordPress and Web
topics
Spoke at various WordCamps around the
country
Developed various plugins and themes for
WordPress

3. OVERVIEW
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What is Debugging?

Errors within WordPress you may encounter
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Helpful things in the Debugging Process
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Wrap up
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Debugging Resources

4. WHAT IS DEBUGGING?
Debugging is the process of locating and removing
computer program bugs, errors or abnormalities.
This process checks, detects and corrects errors or
bugs to allow proper program operation according
to set specifications.

5. ERRORS YOU MAY RUN INTO WITH
WORDPRESS
Two major types of Errors

Server Related

Coding Related

6. HELPFUL FUNCTIONS, TOOLS
AND PLUGINS
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WP_Debug
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Firebug
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WordPress Debug
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MAMP/WAMP/XAMPP

7. WRAP UP
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Can find this Slideshow at:
http://www.slideshare.net/thomascarney/presentati
ons

8. RESOURCES
Reference:
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http://codex.wordpress.org/Debugging_in_WordPress
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http://codex.wordpress.org/WP_DEBUG
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http://codex.wordpress.org/Common_WordPress_Errors
Tutorials:
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http://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/debugging-wordpresshow-to-use-wp_debug/
Plugin:
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http://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-debug/